Ron Mahay vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Mahay as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Mahay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mahay and Al Sima

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Al Sima

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
7.63
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Al Sima

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0